Vikas Swarup Quotes

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.

Vikas Swarup

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LifeBetterPlaceDespairWorking

I consume media in a very frenetic, overtweeting way.

Meghan McCain

MediaWayConsumeVery

To me, a public servant should have both the grounding and the compassion to carry the common sense and good will of his or her neighbors into the political arena.

Amy Klobuchar

GoodCompassionMePoliticalWill

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.

Ambrose Bierce

GodWorldDaysWeeklyOriginMade

Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time... I think I’ve forgotten this before.

Steven Wright

TimeThinkNowRightSameForgotten

I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

Sloane Crosley

WorldThinkWinnerWeekYouFlight

The social business marketplace is effectively forcing brands to engage with consumers on the basis of something that is meaningful to them. More often than not, this takes the form of some core value that finds expression in a non-profit cause.

Simon Mainwaring

BusinessValueMoreEngageSomething

I think, some countries, you have to be dead to have your picture on a stamp.

Robbie Robertson

ThinkPictureYouDeadYourStamp

My wife was a make-up artist, and she's a total product junkie. Our bathroom is packed full of lotions and potions so I end up trying them out.

Robert Carlyle

WifeEndTryingArtistBathroomShe

As a listener, we're looking for that person who kind of excites the molecules within us - who knows how to tell the story that resonates deeply to our core and almost prompts us into action. Fats Waller has been that person for decades. When people need a lift, sometimes they go to him. I know I do.

Jason Moran

PeopleLookingActionStoryPerson

I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses.

Jonathan Anderson

FindGoMuseumsDifficultHouses

I am always being described as having views that I've never had in my life.

Doris Lessing

LifeI AmMy LifeNeverAlwaysAm

Most of all, I like to sing my heart out to lyrics that really speak to people.

Christina Grimmie

HeartPeopleSpeakOutSingLike

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